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2025 AOM Annual Meeting

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11336: Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Arts-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability

Saturday, July 26, 2025
09:00 - 10:30 CEST (GMT+2)
Location: Bella Center: Hall D- D4-m3
Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Teaching,Practice,International,Research,Diversity
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Art has a unique power to resonate deeply, leaving lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. Whether it is a music, visual art, or theatre performance, art has the capacity to question, provoke, and activate critical reflection – qualities that make it a powerful tool for enabling a sustainable future (Antonacopoulou, & Taylor, 2019; De Monthoux, 2022; Magsamen, & Ross, 2023; Lehtimäki et al., 2024). This PDW focuses on the pioneering experiential learning practices of arts-based pedagogies applied by diverse teams of contributors from across the globe. These practices aim to transform the mindsets of students in responsible management education for sustainability (Ivanova & Rimanoczy, 2022). Through the lens of the Sustainability Mindset Principles (Rimanoczy, 2021), the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN, 2015) and the Inner Development Goals, the presenters of the PDW will show how arts-based interventions in education for sustainability are becoming an aesthetic gamechanger for addressing complex environmental, social, and economic challenges. The PDW will demonstrate the impact of integrating art and sustainability education in responsible business schools for fostering the visionary thinking and participatory learning needed to create the change our world so urgently requires. This interactive PDW is structured as an Art Exhibition, featuring colleagues from 12 different countries who will share artifacts and stories showcasing how they are developing students’ sustainability mindsets through arts-based interventions. Participants then will be invited to engage in an experiential learning exercise using contemplative photography (Yang, Ivanova, & Hufnagel, 2021), which will be later facilitated and debriefed in small groups. The session will conclude with a circle of guided reflection and an Art Gallery walk, offering participants networking opportunities and possibilities to share insights.